International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 70-75 , January 2009

How do drug policy makers access research evidence?

  • Alison Ritter

      Affiliations

    • Drug Policy Modelling Program, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia
    • Regulatory Institutions Network, The Australian National University Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationTel.: +61 2 9385 0236; fax: +61 2 9385 0222.

Received 2 May 2007 ,Revised 22 November 2007 ,Accepted 23 November 2007.

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PII: S0955-3959(07)00254-X

doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2007.11.017

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 70-75 , January 2009

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